UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND
SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL AND INFORMATION ENGINEERING
APPLICATION OF RULE G.13 AND CALCULATOR REQUIREMENTS
2013
A dictionary may be taken into any School examination or test
COURSE
COURSE
NAME
RULE REQUIREMENTS
TYPE OF EXAM
ELEN1000
Electric Circuits
Test 1,2
Test 3
Test 4
Exam
FCOM applies
Open book-limited to:
- one text book
- one A4 plastic sleeve
(handwritten notes)
Type 2
ELEN1001
Engineering
Design and Skills
ELEN1002
No.
TERM
3 hours
1+2
Critical thinking component (assignments and content tests) 50%
Engineering design projects
50%
A student cannot obtain a passing final mark unless both course
components are passed (see CB&O); FCOM applies
No
examination
1+2
Concepts of
Design
Design projects
No
examination
1
CHMT1001
Electrical
Engineering
Labs
Class test
Exam
10%
30%
60%
Closed book
Type 1 + A4 handwritten
information sheet
3 hours
2
WSOA1011
Key Concepts in
Game Design I
Labs
Essay Draft
Essay
Design Project
25%
10%
15%
50%
Design Project and
Technical Report
No
examination
1
Labs
Essay Draft
Essay
Design Project
15%
10%
15%
60%
Design Project and
Technical Report
WSOA1012
Key Concepts in
Game Design II
No mark
10%
15%
75%
DURATION
OF EXAM
100%
A student cannot obtain a passing final mark unless all Course
Outcomes are achieved (see CB&O)
(Design
Project)
No
examination
2
(Design
Project)
COMS2004
Data Structures &
Algorithms
Class test 1
Class test 2
Lab tests
Assignment and test
Exam
10%
20%
10%
20%
40%
Closed book. No
calculator or information
sheet allowed.
3 hours
2
ELEN2000
Electrical
Engineering
(Mechanical and
Mining)
Test 1
Labs
Exam
20%
10%
70%
Closed book
Type 1 + A4 handwritten
information sheet
3 hours
2
ELEN2001
Electronics I
Tutorial Tests
Class Test
Exam
Project
FCOM applies
10%
10%
60%
20%
Closed book
Type 2
Equation sheet provided
3 hours
1
ELEN2003
Electric and
Magnetic Systems
Test
Project
Labs
Exam
20%
20%
10%
50%
Closed book
Type 1
Equation sheet provided
3 hours
2
FCOM applies
ELEN2004
Software
Development I
Practical programming
Project
Exam
FCOM applies
30%
30%
40%
Open book-limited to:
- one text book
- one A4 plastic sleeve
(handwritten notes)
3 hours
1
ELEN2005
Signals &
Systems I
Test
Labs
Exam
FCOM applies
25%
15%
60%
Closed book
Type 2
Equation sheet provided
3 hours
2
ELEN2006
Microprocessors
Test
Project
Labs
Exam
15%
25%
10%
50%
Closed book
Type 1
3 hours
2
ELEN2008
Electric Circuits
Test 1
Test 2
Exam
FCOM applies
10%
15%
75%
Open book-limited to:
- one text book
- one A4 plastic sleeve
(handwritten notes)
Type 2
3 hours
1
HAEM2001
Molecular and
Cell Biology
Project
Exam
25%
75%
Closed book
Type 1
2 hours
2
WSOA2006
Digital Art
Design Project
Proposal
3 Iterations:
Final game:
Technical report:
10%
30%
30%
30%
Design Project and
Technical Report
No
examination
2
(Design
Project)
WSOA2009
Introduction to
Game Creation
IIA
Labs
Technical Reports
Exam
50%
20%
30%
Closed book. No
calculator or information
sheet allowed.
2 hours
1
WSOA2010
Introduction to
Game Creation
IIB
Labs
Technical Reports
Exam
50%
20%
30%
Closed book. No
calculator or information
sheet allowed.
2 hours
2
ELEN3000
Electromagnetic
Engineering
Test
Exam
Labs
30%
60%
10%
Open book-limited to:
- one text book
- one A4 plastic sleeve
(handwritten notes)
Type 2
3 hours
2
ELEN3002
Electronics II
Test
Exam
Labs
20%
70%
10%
Open book-limited to:
- one text book
- one A4 folder
Type 2
3 hours
1
ELEN3003
Power
Engineering
Test
Exam
Labs
Project
20%
60%
15%
5%
Closed book
Type 2 + A4 handwritten
information sheet
3 hours
1
ELEN3007
Probabilistic
Systems and
Signal Analysis
Assignments
Class Tests
Exam
10%
25%
65%
Closed book
Type 1
3 hours
2
ELEN3008
Biomedical
Measurement,
Instrumentation
and Imaging
Assignments
Labs
Oral
Exam
FCOM applies
15%
20%
15%
50%
Closed book
Type 1
3 hours
1
2
ELEN3009
Software
Development II
Labs
Test
Project
Exam
5%
10%
35%
50%
Closed book
Type 1
3 hours
2
ELEN3012
Signals &
Systems II A
Test
Lab
Exam
15%
15%
70%
Closed book
Type 2 + A4 handwritten
information sheet
3 hours
1
ELEN3013
Signals &
Systems II B
Test
Lab
Exam
15%
15%
70%
Closed book
Type 2 + A4 handwritten
information sheet
3 hours
2
ELEN3014
Biomedical
Signals, Systems
and Control
Test
Lab
Exam
15%
15%
70%
Closed book
Type 2 + A4 handwritten
information sheet
3 hours
2
ELEN3015
Data and
Information
Management
Test
Project
Labs
Exam
15%
20%
10%
55%
Closed book
Type 2 + A4 handwritten
information sheet
3 hours
1
ELEN3016
Control I
Test
Labs
Exam
20%
10%
70%
Closed book
Type 2 + A4 handwritten
information sheet
3 hours
2
ELEN3017
Electrical
Engineering
Design
Design Project: Blocks 1 and 2
Prelim Report = 15% of design
project mark.
Project demonstration =10%
Final report = 50%
Group presentation = 25%
FCOM applies
No
examination
1
ELEN3018
Economics of
Design
Macroeconomics
Block 3 = 50% of overall course
mark (20% from Group Project and
30% from Class Test)
Microeconomics
Block 4 = 50% of overall course
mark (20% from Group Project and
30% from Class Test)
No
examination
2
ELEN3019
Signals &
Systems I
Test
Labs
Exam
FCOM applies
25%
15%
60%
Closed book
Type 2
Equation sheet provided
3 hours
2
ELEN3020
Professional
Practice and
Software
Development
(Applied
Computing)
Project
Exam
Labs
30%
60%
10%
Open book-limited to:
- one text book
- one A4 plastic sleeve
(handwritten notes)
Type 2
3 hours
1
ELEN3021
Capstone Project
(Applied
Computing)
a) Preliminary Report
b) Project Report
c) Presentation
d) Individual Appraisal (Interview)
FCOM applies – maximum mark 100
ELEN3022
Electronics I
(Applied
Computing)
Tutorial Tests
Class Test
Exam
Project
FCOM applies
10%
10%
60%
20%
3
15%
60%
25%
±10%
Closed book
Type 2
Equation sheet provided
No
examination
3 hours
1+2
1
ELEN3023
Introduction to
Software
Engineering
(Applied
Computing)
Project
Exam
Labs
30%
60%
10%
Open book-limited to:
- one text book
- one A4 folder
Type 2
3 hours
1
ELEN3024
Fundamentals of
Communication
Test
Labs
Exam
20%
20%
60%
Closed book
Type 2 + A4 handwritten
information sheet
3 hours
2
ELEN4000
and 4011
Electrical
Engineering
Design II and
Information
Engineering
Design
Project
100%
Students are required to report
to their supervisor once per
week
No
examination
2
ELEN4001
High Frequency
Techniques
Project
Labs
Exam
2 hours
1
ELEN4002
and 4012
Electrical
Engineering
Laboratory and
Information
Engineering
Laboratory
a) Preliminary Report
15%
b) Project Report
60%
c) Presentation
25%
d) Individual Appraisal (Interview)
±10%
A student cannot obtain a passing final mark unless all claimed
ECSA Exit Level Outcomes are achieved (see CB&O)
FCOM applies
No
examination
2
ELEN4003
High Voltage
Engineering
Project
Exam
Lab
30%
60%
10%
Closed book
Type 2 + A4 handwritten
information sheet
3 hours
1
ELEN4005
Power
Transmission and
Protection
Project
Lab
Exam
20%
10%
70%
Closed book
Type 2 + A4 handwritten
information sheet
3 hours
1
ELEN4006
Measurement
Systems
Project
Labs
Exam
FCOM applies
40%
10%
50%
Open Book – limited to:
- prescribed text book;
- one A4 folder.
Type 2
2 hours
1
ELEN4007
Engineer in
Society
Presentation
1st Essay
2nd Essay
Exam
25%
12.5%
12.5%
50%
The Exam will consist of short
essay questions, answer 3 out
of 5 questions
2 hours
1
ELEN4009
Software
Engineering
Project
Exam
Labs
30%
60%
10%
Open book-limited to:
- one text book
- one A4 folder
Type 2
3 hours
1
ELEN4010
Software
Development III
Project
Exam
Labs
35%
50%
15%
Open book-limited to:
- one text book
- one A4 folder
Type 2
3 hours
1
ELEN4014
Electromechanica
l Conversion
Project
Exam
Labs
30%
60%
10%
Closed book
Type 2 + A4 handwritten
information sheet
3 hours
1
ELEN4016
Control II
Project
Labs
Exam
30%
10%
60%
Closed book
Type 2 + A4 handwritten
information sheet
3 hours
1
A student cannot obtain a passing
final mark unless all claimed
ECSA Exit Level Outcomes are
achieved (see CB&O)
FCOM applies
30%
20%
50%
4
Open book-limited to:
- one text book
- one A4 plastic sleeve
(handwritten notes)
ELEN4017
MECN4020
Network
Fundamentals
Systems
Management and
Integration
Project
30%
Closed book
Exam
60%
Lab
10%
Type 2 + A4 handwritten
information sheet
Project
Exam
50%
50%
3 hours
1
3 hours
1
CALCULATORS:
Type 0 No calculator permitted
Type 1 Basic scientific calculator permitted
Type 2 Engineering calculator permitted (+ handwritten information sheet if specified or as provided)
Type 3 No restrictions on calculating and data storage devices
GENERAL:
Lectures:
“Better never than late”. This is a professional School and students may not be late for lectures.
SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE (SP):
A student has attended / completed / submitted - labs / projects / tasks, etc as defined in the CB&O.
As a rule 100% attendance / completion / submission, etc is required.
FCOM:
See CB&O for each course.
LABORATORIES:
There will be no laboratory exemptions.
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